Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sk8er Girl

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was Delete -- Y not? 23:25, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sk8er Girl

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An article about a bootleg Avril Lavigne album (one of many that turn up on eBay from time to time). I'm actually unsure as to whether this should be deleted or not (WP:MUSIC is non-specific on this matter). Listing it here to find out. Kurt Shaped Box 19:34, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Comment This could go either way. Per WP:MUSIC an album is notable if the artist is notable. Is a bootleg album fall into this category? I dunno. Was it anything that was recorded professionally? Was it just a fan at a concert that recorded it? Personally, I'd say keep if it was recorded professionally from the concert, and delete if it was not. --sumnjim ^{talk with me·changes} 19:56, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't have this one myself - but I'd say that the live stuff was probably taped straight from the radio (if that helps). I used to have the mp3s of that radio session, so I'm guessing that they're from the same source. --Kurt Shaped Box 20:59, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

• Weak Keep. Found one site that has this bootleg, Rick's Bootleg Trading Page.--Edtropolis 20:35, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
• Very Weak Keep Supposedly one of two albums recorded live? I think it passes WP:MUSIC. ~ Wikihermit 22:45, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete unless reliable sources showing notability are added before this AfD ends (and note Wikipedia:Copyrights#Linking to copyrighted works says not to link to copyright violations). The current article is unsourced so it fails WP:V. WP:MUSIC says about albums: "If the musician or ensemble that made them is considered notable, then their albums have sufficient notability to have individual articles on Wikipedia." The musician did not "make" this album, she made a radio appearance (according to the unsourced article). Bootlegs do not inherit notability like official albums which almost automatically get attention when notable musicians made them (which must have been a consideration for the WP:MUSIC quote). Anybody with a recording device can make a bootleg of something. It would have to establish notability by itself, for example with references showing it has been the subject of multiple reliable sources per WP:N. PrimeHunter 00:24, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete per PrimeHunter. bootlegs are not inherently notable, just like the majority of demos. It will warrant a place if it becomes a commercial release of the BBC, but not until then. Ohconfucius 09:48, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
• Delete THe bootleg has not received significant outside coverage, in fact, I get results that come from forum IDs, hence it's not notable.--Kylohk 15:44, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

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